Content creation has always been an issue with Nigerians.
We pride ourselves on folklore stories, embellishing the transient deitys that inhabit this agelong stories and their alleged escapades, sometimes far beyond belief.
A point in case is the legendary yoruba deity called Sango.
Sango; sired by two mystic personalies (Agaju and Obatala), he inhabited the extra-ordinary ability to wield thunder.
His legend grew as he plundered the land with his magical prowess, making a lasting impression on both friends and foes.
The pertinent question to this cultural assertion is this.
Where is Sango today? Where is the thunder-wielding cultural hero that plied our lands?
I will tell you.
He is Inprisoned in the minds of folklore lovers and Cultural enthusiasts. Unable to achieve more than he already has.
Did i hear you ask what more is he supposed to achieve?
Is the famed mighty Thor not his mate? Possesing the same extra-ordinary power to control thunder. How come the handsome broadchested deity is a hollywood superstar today and Sango is not?
My people, Sango has failed us or better still we have failed him, obliterating his legacy, expunging his brand name from the sands of time and making him look weak.
Weaker than Thor.
I bet if the two of them were put side by side in some amphitheatre somewhere and allowed to battle, that Thor would be knocked senseless before he can even lift up his oversized hammer.
No joke. Can Thor spew out thunder from his mouth? Dem born am well?
Yet Thor has gained artificial prominence because someone took the time to brand the scantily clad god.
Yet our own Sango lies in undeniable obscurity , struggling with the myopic illusions of our unadventurous minds.
This is a clarion call to all Nollywood movie producers and Hollywood directors; please rebrand our beloved Sango and save his enviable legacy.
So when our children ask us in the nearest future who Sango was, we won't stutter in confusion exposing our shameless ignorance but point them to a book, documentary or movie to help explain the life of this tyrant deity.
God bless Sango.
Cultural facts.
Sango is venerated in Haiti, as a god of thunder and weather; in Brazil, he is known as Xangô; in Umbanda, as the very powerful loa Nago Shango; in Trinidad as Shango god of Thunder, drumming and dance ; and in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela – the Santeria equivalent of St. Barbara, he is known as Changó.
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